Willie Fire in southern Missouri contained
Mark Twain National Forest wildland firefighters utilized backburning to stop the progression of the Willie Fire at 2,538 acres on Friday. The U.S. Forest Service noted in a Facebook post the wildfire was contained, and the area was receiving some much needed rain. Early Thursday, firefighters responded to the wildfire along Glade Top Trail. Named the Willie Fire, the wildfire was located approximately 20 miles southwest of Ava and 4 miles northwest of Longrun. The wildfire was burning on national forest land in the mixed brush and woodlands within the glade ecosystem of that area. At that ti...